Longhouse Media is a Washington state non-profit indigenousmedia arts organization, based in Seattle. It was established in January 2005 by Executive Director, Tracy Rector[1] and former Artistic Director, Annie Silverstein, with the support of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Longhouse Media supports the use of today’s technologies by indigenous people and communities as a tool for self-expression, cultural preservation, and social change.[2][3][4] Longhouse Media counts 4 full-time and 3 part-time staff, 30 active volunteers, and 8 board members. Among the founding board members is award-winning author, playwright and poet Sherman Alexie, from the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Tribes.
Longhouse Media
Formation
January 2005 by Tracy Rector and Annie Silverstein
Central to Longhouse Media is its commitment to providing youth the skills necessary to tell their own stories through digital media. Its youth media program ‘Native Lens’ brings digital media training to Native youth in rural and urban settings and teaches filmmaking to Native youth as a form of inquiry, community development, and cultural pride and preservation. Native Lens was the recipient of the 2007 Seattle Mayor’s Award.[5] In 2009, the monthly television show Native Lens TV was launched. Since 2005 Longhouse Media has worked with a documented 1500 youth and 31 separate tribes. Productions by Longhouse Media include the feature-length documentary March Point[6] which aired nationally on the award-winning PBS series Independent Lens[7][8] and the short film UNRESERVED: The Work of Louie Gong about Seattle-based artist and activist Louie Gong.[9][10][11][12]
Each year Longhouse Media partners with the Seattle International Film Festival to organize and host the SuperFly Filmmaking Experience. It also collaborates with the Northwest Film Forum and National Geographic All Roads Film Project to present a monthly film series showcasing emerging talents in indigenous communities. Longhouse Media also supports and participates in the annual Urban Native art exhibit "First Expressions" to challenge common stereotypes and misconceptions through up and coming Pacific Northwest Native and indigenous artists. In 2009 Longhouse Media received the National Association for Media Literacy Education Award.[13] As a young non profit organization, Longhouse Media tries to balance the internal and external challenges it faces. Areas of improvement as identified by a Graduate Consultant Team from Seattle University would be the Board’s fundraising strategy, its performance monitoring, and the management of critical events.[14]
Social justice workedit
In March 2010, a Longhouse Media March Point documentary photo was used in an online extraction ad for Native youth in Ontario, Canada. The service offered to "round up and remove First Nations youth like wild animals, and habitat."[15][16][17] Among many to respond, author and poet Sherman Alexie also spoke out, saying, "As much as the world has changed for indigenous people in good ways, there are still many violent and hateful folks out there who seek to harm us, and we must condemn them in print and in action, and we must do this together."[15]
Referencesedit
^2008 Horace Mann Award Recipient – Antioch University Seattle
^"Longhouse Media connects Native communities through digital media." 2010-02-23 at the Wayback MachineThe Spectator, October 2009
^Graduate Consultant Team (March, 2010). Board Effectiveness Assessment Report - Assessment of Longhouse Media/Native Lens. Seattle University, pp.7-12
^ abStop the Racist Attacks on Our Children The Huffington Post, March 2010
^Aboriginal group calls site’s ad a hate crime Winnipeg Free Press, March 2010
^Ad offering ‘Native Extraction Service’ condemned CBCnews, March 2010
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Longhouse Media
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Longhouse Media is a Washington state non profit indigenous media arts organization based in Seattle It was established in January 2005 by Executive Director Tracy Rector 1 and former Artistic Director Annie Silverstein with the support of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Longhouse Media supports the use of today s technologies by indigenous people and communities as a tool for self expression cultural preservation and social change 2 3 4 Longhouse Media counts 4 full time and 3 part time staff 30 active volunteers and 8 board members Among the founding board members is award winning author playwright and poet Sherman Alexie from the Spokane Coeur d Alene Tribes Longhouse MediaFormationJanuary 2005 by Tracy Rector and Annie SilversteinLocationSeattle Washington state USAStaff7Volunteers30Websitehttp www longhousemedia org Contents 1 Media arts work 2 Social justice work 3 References 4 External linksMedia arts work editCentral to Longhouse Media is its commitment to providing youth the skills necessary to tell their own stories through digital media Its youth media program Native Lens brings digital media training to Native youth in rural and urban settings and teaches filmmaking to Native youth as a form of inquiry community development and cultural pride and preservation Native Lens was the recipient of the 2007 Seattle Mayor s Award 5 In 2009 the monthly television show Native Lens TV was launched Since 2005 Longhouse Media has worked with a documented 1500 youth and 31 separate tribes Productions by Longhouse Media include the feature length documentary March Point 6 which aired nationally on the award winning PBS series Independent Lens 7 8 and the short film UNRESERVED The Work of Louie Gong about Seattle based artist and activist Louie Gong 9 10 11 12 Each year Longhouse Media partners with the Seattle International Film Festival to organize and host the SuperFly Filmmaking Experience It also collaborates with the Northwest Film Forum and National Geographic All Roads Film Project to present a monthly film series showcasing emerging talents in indigenous communities Longhouse Media also supports and participates in the annual Urban Native art exhibit First Expressions to challenge common stereotypes and misconceptions through up and coming Pacific Northwest Native and indigenous artists In 2009 Longhouse Media received the National Association for Media Literacy Education Award 13 As a young non profit organization Longhouse Media tries to balance the internal and external challenges it faces Areas of improvement as identified by a Graduate Consultant Team from Seattle University would be the Board s fundraising strategy its performance monitoring and the management of critical events 14 Social justice work editIn March 2010 a Longhouse Media March Point documentary photo was used in an online extraction ad for Native youth in Ontario Canada The service offered to round up and remove First Nations youth like wild animals and habitat 15 16 17 Among many to respond author and poet Sherman Alexie also spoke out saying As much as the world has changed for indigenous people in good ways there are still many violent and hateful folks out there who seek to harm us and we must condemn them in print and in action and we must do this together 15 References edit 2008 Horace Mann Award Recipient Antioch University Seattle Longhouse Media connects Native communities through digital media Archived 2010 02 23 at the Wayback Machine The Spectator October 2009 NorthWest Indian News episode 41 Native American actors see new image in Twilight Reuters June 2010 City of Seattle Mayor s Arts Awards 2007 recipients Seattle gov Environmental Racism Transforms Swinomish Teens Community Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine America Diversity December 2008 KCTS 9 Connects November 14 2008 Independent Lens March Point Fashion footwear grounded in Coast Salish art Video from Angel Event Reopens Subject of Race The New York Times October 2010 Northwest Shoe Artist Profiled at SIFF Archived 2010 05 23 at the Wayback Machine King5 Evening Magazine May 2010 Why are these sneakers 250 King5 Evening Magazine May 2010 NAMLE Longhouse Media Acceptance video permanent dead link Graduate Consultant Team March 2010 Board Effectiveness Assessment Report Assessment of Longhouse Media Native Lens Seattle University pp 7 12 a b Stop the Racist Attacks on Our Children The Huffington Post March 2010 Aboriginal group calls site s ad a hate crime Winnipeg Free Press March 2010 Ad offering Native Extraction Service condemned CBCnews March 2010External links editLonghouse Media Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Longhouse Media amp oldid 1190051427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
